The force of unconditional love is infinite and can be given generously through acts of kindness that do not cost a thing. All we need do is recognize that everyone around us is also made of unconditional love. Through acts of compassion, we can awaken this love within ourselves and each other.
Read MoreUnconditional love envelops you like the warmth of the sun. It manifests in acts of loving-kindness to yourself or to another. Unconditional love occurs between the space where one person truly sees another. Includes loving-kindness meditation
Read MoreMost people think of grief as a deep sadness one feels after loss. It is this and so much more. It is the little losses and the big losses; it is the time we cannot get back. Life is a perpetual motion of grief one moment to the next. Getting into our everyday grief allows for a letting go that calms the mind and heals the heart. Includes Grief Meditation.
Read MoreSitting with our own pain and softening to the sensations arising is a teacher. It educates us on how to be with the unpleasant. What do we do when the unpleasant arises and we cannot run from it? There is nothing to do but sit with it, soften to it, and listen. This is giving space to our pain and trusting the process.
Read MoreSoftening to resistance does not mean non-action. As Mahatma Gandhi said when asked about the “passive resistance” he was teaching all over India, “There is nothing passive in my resistance. It is just non-violent.”
Read MoreLike a ship oscillating in a dark current of confusion, trust your lighthouse. No matter how foggy the course, the inkling of light remains. Where is your lighthouse? Meditation is the foghorn bellowing into the distance. Its blare rises above the haze of the cluttered mind. Sound your horn and look for your lighthouse.
Read MorePracticing presence allows for spontaneity of flow so that when we return to the planning mind, there is more creativity and less time is spent analyzing every detail. Presence allows for smooth adaption to the guaranteed flux of life. With presence, we can let go of having to control everything because we are able to recognize more fully what we can control and what we can’t.
Read MoreA practice of being mindful shifts one from the planning mind of ‘what is next.” into acknowledging what is happening now. With a mindful approach to living, one is gratefully present with each instant, with each breath. Whether things are calm or hectic, can you surrender into the sensations coming in and put your full concentration on what is happening now.
Read MoreWhat motivates you to sit with your own mind? A desire? A desire to feel better? A desire to get better? A desire to be the best? Ask yourself, what is it that you want? What is your heart’s deepest desire?
Read MoreNo one accompanies you on your journey inward. It is one you do alone. You will meet yourself in that dark cave and stand eye to eye with the phantoms of your mind. This journey is not easy but nothing that brings growth ever is. Remain disciplined. The rewards for your efforts will come with a joyous magnitude that cannot be remotely compared to any earthy pleasure. Climb on.
Read MoreThe tone of your vagus nerve impacts your body’s ability to recover after instances of stress. When the heart rate is elevated, the tonacity of your vagus determines how quickly your heart can return to its resting state. Meaning, how quickly you can hit that reset button after intense emotions arise.
Read MoreMeditation is a means of training the mind to be responsive rather than reactive. Our intention with meditation is to encourage a responsive, unwavering mind. By sitting in meditation and processing what is coming up, we lessen the effect that outside stimulus has on the mind.
Read MoreNoticing what you have aversion towards is the initial process to the work. What is coming up? What is making you uncomfortable? What is drawing you away from sitting; from listening and allowing in. My aversion was the word suffering and the idea that I was suffering, not wanting to feel suffering.
Read MoreOne of the most effective practices to calm the mind is to be kind. Currently, our world is practicing the most gigantic effort towards kindness. We are staying home. We are putting off our ‘to do’s’ ‘wants’ and anything nonessential for the benefit of the world population. I have never seen a greater act of united compassion. This is a wondrous time of global transformation.
Read MoreAs you embark on your journey of mind training and self-healing with the use of guided meditations, you will find opportunities to practice on and off of the mat. Everything that arises for us can be looked at, not as good or bad but, as an opportunity for growth. Guided meditation is a useful tool to train a reactive mind into a responsive mind.
Read MoreBegin your meditation practice by simply sitting in stillness with curiosity. Start your meditation practice in the same way you you would implement any action you would like to become a habit. Set a plan and get going! Repeated action creates a habit and daily repetition reinforces that habit.
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